Nikon D200 User Manual
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71 Reference—Exposure While exposure lock is in eff ect, the following settings can be changed without altering the metered value for exposure: Exposure mode Settings Programmed auto Shutter speed and aperture (fl exible program; 63) Shutter-priority auto Shutter speed Aperture-priority auto Aperture The new values can be confi rmed in the viewfi nder and control panel. Note that the metering method can not be changed while exposure lock is in eff ect (changes to me- tering take eff ect when the lock is...
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72 Reference—Exposure Exposure Compensation To obtain the desired results with certain subject compositions, it may be nec es - sary to use ex po sure compensation to alter exposure from the val ue sug gest ed by the cam era. As a rule of thumb, positive compensation may be needed when the main sub ject is dark er than the background, negative val ues when the main sub ject is bright er than the background. 1 Pressing the button, rotate the main com- mand dial and confi rm ex po sure com pen sa...
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73 Reference—Exposure Exposure and Flash Bracketing In exposure brack et ing, the camera varies exposure compensation with each shot, while in the case of fl ash brack et ing, fl ash level is varied with each shot (i- TTL and, with the optional SB-800 Speedlight, auto aperture fl ash control modes only). Only one pho to graph is pro duced each time the shut ter is released, mean- ing that sev er al shots (up to nine) are re quired to com plete the brack et ing se- quence. Ex po sure and fl ash brack et...
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74 Reference—Exposure 4 Com pose a photograph, focus, and shoot. The cam era will vary ex po sure and/or fl ash level shot-by-shot according to the brack et ing pro gram se- lect ed. Mod i fi ca tions to ex po sure are add ed to those made with ex po sure com pen sa tion ( 72), making it possible to achieve exposure compensa- tion values of more than 5 EV. While bracketing is in eff ect, a bracketing progress indicator will be dis- played in the control panel. A seg ment will dis ap pear from...
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75 Reference—Exposure The camera modifi es exposure by varying shutter speed and aperture (programmed auto), aperture (shutter-priority auto), or shutter speed (aperture-priority auto, manual exposure mode). When On is selected for Custom Setting b1 (ISO Auto), the camera will automatically vary ISO sensitivity for optimum exposure when the limits of the cam- era exposure system are exceeded. If Custom Setting e5 (Auto BKT Set) is set AE Only or to AE & Flash and On is selected for Custom Setting b1...
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76 Reference—Flash Photography The D200 is equipped with a Guide Number 12/39 fl ash (ISO 100, m/ft) that can be used not only when natural lighting is inadequate, but also to fi ll in shadows and backlit subjects or to add a catch light to the subject’s eyes. The built-in fl ash supports the following types of fl ash control: i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR: Speedlight emits series of nearly invisible prefl ashes (monitor prefl ashes) immediately before main fl ash. Prefl ashes refl ected from...
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77 Reference—Flash Photography Flash Sync Modes The camera supports the following fl ash sync modes: Flash sync mode Description Front-curtain syncRecommended for most situations. In programmed auto and ap- erture-priority auto modes, shutter speed will au to mat i cal ly be set to values between / and / s (/ to /, s when using optional Speedlight with Auto FP High-Speed Sync; 160). Red-eye reductionRed-eye reduction pre-fl ash lights for approximately one second before main fl ash....
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78 Reference—Flash Photography Using the Built-in Flash To use the built-in fl ash: 1 Choose a metering method ( 61). Select ma- trix or center-weighted metering to activate i- TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR. Standard i-TTL Flash for Digital SLR is activated automati- cally when spot metering is selected. 2 Press the fl ash pop-up button. The built-in fl ash will pop up and begin charging. When the fl ash is fully charged, the fl ash-ready indicator will light. 3 Press the button and rotate...
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79 Reference—Flash Photography 4 Press the shutter-release button halfway and check exposure (shutter speed and aperture). The shutter speeds and apertures available when the built-in fl ash is raised are listed below. Exposure mode Shutter speed AperturePSet automatically by camera (/–/ s) 1Set automatically by camera63 SValue selected by user (/–30 s) 264 ASet automatically by camera (/–/ s) 1Value selected by user 366 MValue selected by user (/–30 s) 268 1 Limit for slow...
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80 Reference—Flash Photography Flash Exposure Compensation Flash exposure compensation can be used to increase or reduce fl ash output from the level chosen by the camera’s fl ash control system. Flash output can be increased to make the main subject appear brighter, or reduced to prevent unwanted highlights or refl ections. As a rule of thumb, positive compensation may be needed when the main subject is darker than the background, negative compensation when the main subject is brighter than the...